Catherine M. Anderson and Gabrielle A. Bernstein of Foley Hoag LLP write: On April 10, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) jointly adopted identity theft red flags rules (the Rules) and corresponding guidelines requiring certain SEC and CFTC-regulated entities to implement identity theft prevention programs. The Rules…
Compoundsemiconductor.net Breached By @st0rmyw0rm, Credentials Leaked
Hacker st0rmyw0rm has just announced another leak of data this time coming from a well known and used website named compoundsemiconductor.net Compound Semiconductor has been the leading provider of news, analysis, opinion, information and services for the worldwide Compound Semiconductor industry since 1995. The site is owned by Angel Business Communications which was first established in 1981. Angel…
California agencies’ clients vulnerable to ID theft
Shoshana Walter of The Center for Investigative Reporting has a piece on state agency data breaches, here.
Parametric Technology Corporation Breached, 1753 Account Credentials Leaked
A hacker using the handle @st0rmyw0rm has today posted a breach from a software development company Parametric Technology Corporation (https://www.ptc.com). PTC is a US based business which develops, markets and supplies software in the development field. > Its main products are for CAD/CAM, engineering calculations, and product lifecycle management. Its customers include companies in manufacturing, publishing, services, government…
Utah DMV reveals data breach discovered in March
Michael McFall reports: A Utah Division of Motor Vehicles employee was fired in March after the agency discovered she allegedly gave out people’s personal information. In response to a Salt Lake Tribune inquiry, DMV spokesman Charlie Roberts confirmed that the agency first learned from the Salt Lake City Fire Department in mid-March that the employee, who was…
CN: Thousands busted in identity theft cases
China Daily reports: Police have busted 4,382 cases of personal information theft, involving 5 billion pieces ofstolen information, People’s Daily reported Thursday. More than 4,000 suspects have been arrested in three national crackdowns launched in 2012 and 2013, and at least 1,200 gangs selling and buying personal information illegally have been destroyed. More than 200 suspects have been punished for providing, selling and obtaining personal information illegally, and the rest face punishment. That’s impressive. I wish I could find the article on People’s Daily, but haven’t been able to track it down yet.